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Nigerians arriving from Ukraine Nigeria’s federal government has said it will pay $100 (about N42,000 at official rate) to each of the 5, 000 Nigerians billed to return from Ukraine. The government had on Wednesday, approved $8.5 million for the immediate evacuation of Nigerians stranded as a result of the …

Police A policeman identified as Sergeant Bello has shot at least six mobile police officers dead in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Sources said the incident which happened inside the police college quarters of Borno Police headquarters in Maiduguri, has caused disarray in the college. A senior police officer told Daily …

 An ambulance conveying a patient to the hospital was trapped in traffic gridlock caused by fuel queue on Airport road Abuja on Thursday night. The ambulance, which had NISA Premier Hospital imprinted on its, was obviously conveying a patient to either NISA Premier or the National Hospital when it was …

 Motorists plying the Sango-UI-Ojoo Road in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital have raised the alarm over the danger posed by the roadside erosion at the Samonda area close to the maingate of the University of Ibadan. Our correspondent, who visited the area observed that almost half of the road has …

Abba Kyari Ambrose Aisabor, a security expert and retired Assistant Inspector General of Police, has said that Abba Kyari, suspended head of the Inspector General of Police Intelligence Response Team, was a monster created by some serving and retired police officers. The retired AIG therefore charged the Federal Government to …

Diezani Alison-Madueke The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has listed some of Nigeria’s oil moguls and companies allegedly linked to a multi-billion naira corruption case involving a former minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, THE WITNESS reports. According to the counsel to the EFCC, Farouk Abdullah, in a document …

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has warned the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, following the invasion of Ukraine that happened a week ago. The man of God revealed this in a statement released by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, in the early hours of Friday. …

Nigerians arriving from Ukraine The first batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine have arrived the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Abike Dabiri, chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, who confirmed this in a tweet, said they arrived from Romania on Friday morning, She said , “First batch of Nigerians …

The planned protest by students of various tertiary institutions under the auspices of the National Association Of Nigerian Students, NANS, Anambra State chapter, was averted on Tuesday to avoid breakdown of law and order, according to the state police command. Our correspondent reports that the protest was in solidarity with …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has submitted the names of fresh voters who completed their registration in 2021 to all political parties in the country. Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Education Committee, disclosed this in a …